About CyberKnife - Cancer Treatment at Southeast Georgia Health System

Questions about CyberKnife treatment options?

Call our CyberKnife nurse navigator at1-800-537-5142 ext. 5149.

The CyberKnife® Advantage

CyberKnife® is the world's first robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors throughout the body without the need for cutting. The CyberKnife system at Southeast Georgia Health System is one of only 200 or so in operation throughout the world. CyberKnife treatments require a team approach. Our radiation oncologists, surgeons, and other specialists work together to develop the plan and carry out treatment.

Locating The Tumor

CyberKnife patients receive imaging scans before they are ever treated. The imaging determines the size, shape and location of the tumor. The types of scans that may be used include computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or position emission tomography (PET) scan.

See the CyberKnife in Action

Planning The Treatment

Data regarding the tumor is then transferred digitally to the CyberKnife system's treatment planning workstation, where the physician can access the information collected in the scanning process. CyberKnife software is used to generate a treatment plan designed to destroy the tumor while protecting the healthy tissue around it.

Treatment

During a CyberKnife treatment, patients lie on a table that automatically positions them properly to receive the radiation. The treatment aims beams of high-dose radiation to cancerous and non-cancerous tumors with pinpoint accuracy. Radiation treatments generally last between 30 - 90 minutes, during which time 100-200 radiation beams target the tumor from all sides. Each beam lasts only a few seconds, and the entire treatment process is typically completed in three to five visits.

Follow-up

Follow-up imaging with computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or position emission tomography (PET) scans measures the success of the treatment at removing the tumor.

Want to know more?

For more information on CyberKnife treatment options, call 1-800-537-5142 ext. 5149 to speak with the CyberKnife Nurse Navigator.